Massage appliance.



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MASSAGE APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed May 27, 1907. Serial No. 375,974.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED IV'EINTRAUD, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 2 Cripplegate Buildings, WVood street, London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Connected with Massage Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is the construction of appliances for treatment of the human body, that any part or parts can be massaged or have friction applied for the cure or alleviation of certain afflictions or complaints, such as rheumatism and constipation.

According to my invention, I employ a hook or hooks or ring or rings, loop or loops, or the like, connected to an appliance secured or held to the body at any part, and I draw rapidly to and fro, through the hook or hooks, or ring or rings, a chain, knotted rope, or like appliance, so as to create a friction which is transmitted through the appliance to the human body.

My invention can be carried out in a number of ways, and for the purpose of explanation, I append drawings illustrating several constructions of appliance.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a belt having the invention associated therewith; Fig. 2 is a view disclosing the invention applied to a human being; Fig. 3 is a detail view of a loop shown in end elevation; Fig. 4 shows in detail plan the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a modification of the invention; Fig. 6 is a further modification; Fig. 7 is a still further modifi cation; Figs. 8 to 13 are other modifications of the invention.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing I employ a belt as A of any suitable material, and provide the same with a buckle or other suitable means, by which it can be attached to any part of a person. To this belt A I attach a double loop formed from a bent plate as B which is held to the belt A by a strip C, and rivets D pass through the plate loop, belt and a backing plate as E and hammered. home so that the whole is riveted together, but other means of fastening to the belt can be employed if found desirable. Passing freely through the opening in the double loop is a chain as F, the latter adapted to be drawn 1 through the opening of the said loop in one direction and then in another, and when the belt is applied to the human body the movement of the chain imparts through the medium of the loop and its cooperative parts the effect of the frictional movement of the chain to the body and thereby gives a massage treatment to the same. 7

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, 1 secure to the belt A a hook B for receiving the chain F which will give forth a similar massage to the human body as the construction as shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified construction which consists in a ring 13 swiveled to the belt A by a fastening D. Mounted in the ring B is the chain F.

In Fig. 7 I have shown mounted in the belt A two metal eyelets B the latter being spaced a distance from each other and through which passes the chain F. The back of the belt in this construction at that part where the chain passes, may be preferably covered to prevent the said chain abrading the wearing apparel or skin.

In Fig. 8, the chain F is secured to a ring as B" having connected therewith a red as G terminating at its free end in a pad or knob as H for pressing against the body of a human being during the travel of the chain F through the ring B when operated.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a rod or handle member G having a wire as I encircling the same and carrying the loop as B through which the chain F is passed.

In Fig. 10, I have shown a rod G having at 'one end a pad or knob II and at the other end a spherical terminal M. Secured to the rod Gr intermediate the terminal M and the knob II, is a plurality of hooks B, the latter being spaced apart a suitable distance. Each of these hooks is adapted to receive the chain F which is passed tl'lerethrough so as to produce three distinct degrees of frictional effect when operated.

In Fig. 11, I have shown mounted on the rod G a sleeve J having a hook member B. This sleeve J is capable of sliding longitudinally of the rod G between the terminal M and the knob II. The hook member B is adapted to receive the chain and when passed therethrough also produces a distinct frictional effect.

In Fig. 12, I have shown a hollow tubular hand held or member as G, through which is passed a rod K having at one end a knob as H and at the other end a hook member as B Between one end of the tubular member G and knob H is a spiral spring L which surrounds the rod K, and one end thereof bears against said member G and the other end against the knob H to hold the said member G normally in a position at the hook extrem ity B of the rod K, although the said member G is adapted for sliding movement on the rod K and is tensioned by the said spring L.

In Fig. 13, I have shown a rod G provided with an extension N at right angles to the latter. Adjustably mounted on the extension N is a rotatable sprocket wheel P having a handle Q, so that the said wheel can be manually operated. At one end of the rod G is a knob as H and at the opposite end is a handle as M. Mounted on the rod G is a sleeve J having a loop member B through which is passed the endless chain F which encircles the sprocket wheel P. This construction of device is applied to the human body by having the knob H contact therewith. By the operator manipulating the handle M and to impart vibratory motion, the said operator actuates the sprocket wheel P by the handle Q, thereby causing the chain F to pass through the loop B Thereby due to the travel of the chain through the loop 13", the result of friction is transmitted to the human body.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An appliance of the class described comprising means for contact with the human body, an open member carried by the said means, and a chain loosely mounted and freely movable through said open member and adapted to be reciprocated to set up a frictional effect which is transmitted through the means to the human body, the said means being held in continual contact with the human body.

2. An appliance of the class described comprising means adapted to have continual contact with the human body, and a flexible member associated with and freely movable in opposite directions through a portion of said means and operative to impart the frictional effect through said means to the human body.

3. In an appliance of the class described, a supporting member adapted to be held in continual contact with the human body and to transmit frictional effect to the human body, and flexible means loosely carried by and freely movable through a part of the supporting member and operative to set up a frictional effect.

4. In combination with means having continual contact with the human body, of an endwise movable flexible means loosely held in connection with the first named means and reciprocatively operative in opposite directions to create a friction effect which is transmitted to the human body.

5. In combination with a support which is held in continual contact with the human body, of an open member carried by the support, and a chain freely movable through the open member and having means engaging the opposite terminal portions thereof to set up a reverse reciprocation of the same.

6. A massage appliance for the human body comprising a supporting member which is continually held against the body, and a flexible member freely movable in opposite directions through a portion of the supporting member and having alternating rojections to set up a frictional effect which is transmitted through the supporting member to the human body.

7. A massage appliance for the human body comprising a belt which is secured to the body and provided with open means, and a flexible member loosely mounted in and reciprocatable in opposite directions through said open means to set up a frictional effect which is transmitted to the human body through the belt.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED VVEINTRAUD. l/Vitnesses:

PERCY E. MATTooKs, HUGH HUGHES. 

